Because you could unbundle it and have the user get the runtime distribution files for the engine, library or whatever dependencies it has.
Look here for an explanation https://www.rpgmakerweb.com/run-time-package
More commonly known and seen might be the requirement for your system to install Visual C++ Redistributeables, if you install certain games.
What about browser games? If it only runs in Chrome, it will make use of ai code. If you bundle your game with Chrome, your project's files will have ai code. But would anyone consider the project itself to be in any way ai made?